BBC may invite BNP on Question Time

The BBC has confirmed, following stories in the Sunday papers, that it may ask British National Party leader Nick Griffin to appear on Question Time.
A spokesman said the BBC was bound by the rules to treat all political parties with "due impartiality".
The BBC said talks are being held with other parties, some of whom have previously refused to share a platform with the BNP because of its policies on race.
It has reviewed its position following the BNP's success in last June's European elections, in which Griffin was one of two BNP candidates to be elected as an MEP.
The BBC's chief political adviser, Ric Bailey, said the BNP had now "demonstrated evidence of electoral support at a national level." He said this would be "reflected" in the amount of coverage the party received on BBC programmes such as Question Time.